Title: A Disaster in the Making
Description: This is a writing assignment for students to compare the effects of natural disasters. Questions are included as well as a video clip. An internet connection is required.
Standard(s):
[S1] (6) 2: Describe factors that cause changes to Earth’s surface over time.
[S1] BIO (9-12) 14: Trace biogeochemical cycles through the environment, including water, carbon, oxygen, and nitrogen.

Title: Volcanoes Online
Description: Students can learn about volcanoes and test their knowledge using the volcanic database, information on volcanoes and plate tectonics, review questions, games, and comics!
Standard(s):
[S1] (6) 2: Describe factors that cause changes to Earth’s surface over time.
[S1] (6) 4: Explain the plate tectonic theory.

Title: National Geographic Videos
Description: This website has a variety of FREE National Geographic videos on animals, natural disasters, nature, space, history, and more.
Standard(s):
[T1] S&F (0) 9: Describe ways people celebrate their diverse cultural heritages.
[S1] (1) 4: Describe survival traits of living things, including color, shape, size, texture, and covering.
[S1] (1) 7: Identify components of Earth’s surface, including soil, rocks, and water.
[S1] (2) 6: Identify characteristics of animals, including behavior, size, and body covering
[S1] (2) 7: Identify geological features as mountains, valleys, plains, deserts, lakes, rivers, and oceans.
[S1] (2) 10: Identify the impact of weather on agriculture, recreation, the economy, and society.
[S1] (3) 12: Identify conditions that result in specific weather phenomena, including thunderstorms, tornadoes, and hurricanes.
[S1] (4) 5: Describe the interdependence of plants and animals.
[S1] (6) 2: Describe factors that cause changes to Earth’s surface over time.
[S1] (6) 4: Explain the plate tectonic theory.

Title: From Sea to Shining Sea: Exploring America's Ocean Realms
Description: This student reproducible, which accompanies several Xpeditions lessons, features information about 12 unique marine ecosystems. A map, glossary and more accompanies the information about the Mariana Trench, Beaufort Sea, Gulf of Mexico and other locales.
Standard(s):
[S1] (6) 1: Identify global patterns of atmospheric movement, including El Niño, the Gulf Stream, the jet stream, the Coriolis effect, and global winds that influence local weather.
[S1] (6) 2: Describe factors that cause changes to Earth’s surface over time.
[S1] (6) 5: Describe layers of the oceanic hydrosphere, including the pelagic zone, benthic zone, abyssal zone, and intertidal zone.
[S1] (6) 6: Describe regions of the oceanic lithosphere, including the continental shelf, continental slope, and abyssal plain.
[S1] (6) 7: Describe Earth’s biomes.

Title: Volcanoes Online
Description: Students can learn about volcanoes and test their knowledge using the volcanic database, information on volcanoes and plate tectonics, review questions, games, and comics!
Standard(s):
[S1] (6) 2: Describe factors that cause changes to Earth’s surface over time.
[S1] (6) 4: Explain the plate tectonic theory.

Title: Volcano World's Games & Fun Stuff
Description: This website has several interactive games and simulations related to volcanoes.
Standard(s):
[S1] (6) 2: Describe factors that cause changes to Earth’s surface over time.
[S1] (6) 4: Explain the plate tectonic theory.

Title: Volcanoes Online
Description: Students can learn about volcanoes and test their knowledge using the volcanic database, information on volcanoes and plate tectonics, review questions, games, and comics!
Standard(s):
[S1] (6) 2: Describe factors that cause changes to Earth’s surface over time.
[S1] (6) 4: Explain the plate tectonic theory.

Title: Volcano World's Games & Fun Stuff
Description: This website has several interactive games and simulations related to volcanoes.
Standard(s):
[S1] (6) 2: Describe factors that cause changes to Earth’s surface over time.
[S1] (6) 4: Explain the plate tectonic theory.

Title: Volcano World's Games & Fun Stuff
Description: This website has several interactive games and simulations related to volcanoes.
Standard(s):
[S1] (6) 2: Describe factors that cause changes to Earth’s surface over time.
[S1] (6) 4: Explain the plate tectonic theory.

Title: National Geographic Videos
Description: This website has a variety of FREE National Geographic videos on animals, natural disasters, nature, space, history, and more.
Standard(s):
[T1] S&F (0) 9: Describe ways people celebrate their diverse cultural heritages.
[S1] (1) 4: Describe survival traits of living things, including color, shape, size, texture, and covering.
[S1] (1) 7: Identify components of Earth’s surface, including soil, rocks, and water.
[S1] (2) 6: Identify characteristics of animals, including behavior, size, and body covering
[S1] (2) 7: Identify geological features as mountains, valleys, plains, deserts, lakes, rivers, and oceans.
[S1] (2) 10: Identify the impact of weather on agriculture, recreation, the economy, and society.
[S1] (3) 12: Identify conditions that result in specific weather phenomena, including thunderstorms, tornadoes, and hurricanes.
[S1] (4) 5: Describe the interdependence of plants and animals.
[S1] (6) 2: Describe factors that cause changes to Earth’s surface over time.
[S1] (6) 4: Explain the plate tectonic theory.